Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas Now Available

After a year in the making, the new Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas is now available, providing answers to questions related to the physical environment, marine resources and economic activity in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently announced this unique product that is based on the idea of a traditional atlas but it offered via the Internet. This initial release of the atlas has 95 map plates in 31 different subject areas with more planned for 2012.